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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-30

"A nameless professor relates the
following: During the after-dinner
talk. the man for whom l was survey
ing remarked that mathematics always
seemed very wonderful thing to him.
Thinking to interest him somewhat, l
began to illustrate some of the wonders;
among others. tried to show him the
way in which Neptune was discovered.
After some twenty minutes of elabo-
rate explanation, 1 was somewhat taken
aback to hear him say; "Yes, yes; it
is very wonderful, very; but with a
sigh there's another thing that alters
troubled me, and that is, why you have
to carry one for every ten; but, if you
don't, 'twont come out right "-SchooI
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-30
FITS OF SNEEZlNG.
How they are Caused and How They May
De Prevented and Cured.

How they are Caused and How They May
De Prevented and Cured.
The nasal cavities are everywhere
lined with mucous membrane, in which
terminate various nerves. To increase
the surface of sensitive membrane, the
walls of the cavities are not regular,
but two thin bones, covered with menu
brane and nerves. swell out from the
sides, almost filling the cavities. These
are called the "turbinated bones"
from their top-like shape. The nerves
of smell are mainly in the upper part
of the nasal cavities, where they di-
rectly connect with the ''olfactory
tract of the brain.
The nerves over the lower turbinated
bone are wholly devoid of the sense of
smell, but when unduly sensitive, give
rise to various troublesome ailments
hay fever, fits of sneezing, asthma.
When thus sensitive and producing
these effects, the membrane is found to
be thickened from chronic congestion
of the part. The blood-supply to the
iCi % b, C-NNtoSlN' - S'AiiC lNi SUNS
the sneezing is t, frequent, and
continuous for months. Some
times the fits of sneo ing give place to
attacks of asthma.
Hack, of Germany, is strong advo-
cate for the use of the galvano-cautery
in all such, and many allied, eases.
Dr. De Haviland Hail. of England.
while thinking that too much is
claimed for this remedy, says ''that
there are certain neurotic affections.
the starting-point of which is the
mucous nasal membrane, can not.
[ think, be denied, and in these
cases cure can be most readily effected
by treatment directed to this part.
Hack, by pointing out that the most
ready method of influencing the nutri-
ton of the mucous membrane of the
nose is by the employment of the
galvano-cautery, has enabled us to
treat successfully and promptly many
cases formerly difficult to manage"
He also gives an account of signal
cases thus cured by himself. The pre-
vious application of cocaine to the MEM
brane, renders the operation wholly, or
nearly, painless. DR.. Hall says. how
ever, that many cases can be rs
cffcctually cured by more simple
measures, and he would always have
these tried first Youths Companion.
--Traveler-"One day, and only
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-30

-Wife-'I don't see why our Bub is
such noisy boy" Husband--"It is
easy, indeed. TO account for it; he's a
Boston boy" W.-"But why should
a Boston boy be any noisier than the
boy of another cityP" H.-"Simply,
my dear, because he is Hub bub. -
Boston Budget.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-30
WORSE THAN WASTED.
Statistics That Suggest Food for Work.
ing-Men's Reflection


ing-Men's Reflection
According to the Government fig
ures, we brewed and sold in the United
States last year 642, 100000 gallons of
beer. If we assume that each glass
contains half a pint we see that we
spent for beer during a year of hard
times, the enormous sum of over $513,-
100000.
For 70, 1853, 900 gallons of whisky we
spent $3.50, 10000
These figures do not include wines
made in the United States. nor do they
include the spirits, wines, ales, etc, i'm
ported into this country. These amount
annually to over $50, 100000
Add these sums together and we find
that we spent last year over 81, 00O,-
900, 900 for Intoxicating drinks.
One hundred dollars spent in the
goods named pays to the working-men
the proportion stated below:
Boots and shoes SEQ II
Clothing. Observation-Disclosures. Is "a
Hardware ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % ~
But if he spends 500 for liquors he
has only paid to the worlling-man
$1.23.
According to the brewers and dis
tillers' own figures, furnished to the
census enumerators in 1880, the total
wages paid by them for one year were
only $15, 100000, and this included the
wages of men not directly employed
in the manufacture of the accursed
stuff.
Now, it is pretty well known that
men who spend their money for liquor
do not spend great deal for food,
clothing, furniture, carpets, boots and
shoes. If this money, $1,000, 000,0 900,
now worse than wasted in the purchase
of liquor, was directed into the channels
of legitimate trade and would be, as it
ought to be and would if the saloons
were closed, in the purchase of good
food, good clothing, furniture, ETC., it
would return to the working-man not
less that 5000, 100000, instead OF less
than $15, 900. 900, as it now does.
Nor would this be all. The figures
given above do not include the wages
of statesmen, etc; they simply mean
the amount paid the working-me for
the manufacture.
A liquor store that sells $500 worth
of liquor per day would require but one
or two bar-tenders; but a retail dry
goods or boot and shoe store that sold
that amount daily would require the
service of at least double the number
of statesmen that the saloon does.
7. V. Powderly, Master Workman of
the Knights of Labor, says: "Close the
rum shops and there will be not an idle
mill or factory in the whole country
and the railroads can not handle the
business"
1t is true, absolutely true. Close the
saloons; start the mills; spend the
money for food, clothing and comforts,
and luxuries of life, and there will be
no hard times, no depression of bust
ness, but sober men and happy homes.
Irish World
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-30

"A Good Breakfast Dish Cut cold.
boiled or baked potatoes into small
pieces, add two or three hard-bOiled
eggs, which have also been cut into bits,
large spoonful of butter, salt, pinch
of cayenne and large cup of milk.
Heat through, being careful in stirrin e
to Keep the pieces whole. food Cher.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-30

The National Bureau of Statistics
shows that on the 500, 900, 900 which
annually passes into the tills of this
retailers of intoxicating liquors in this
country there is a profit of 1881 per
cent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-30

--Traveler-'One day, and only
once, | saw the Mikado. 1t was at
Toxic, and sight it WAS" Boston
Lady" Excuse me, cousin. But here
in Boston we hear operas. &c Christian
Register.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-30

SIR FREDERICK ROBERTS, the Com
mander-in-Chief of India, has given
Instructions that all Temperance So
cieties in the army be recognized as
regimental institutions and be en-
couraged in every way by the officers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-11
Regarding Pa teRtss

The commonly accented doctrine Of
American patent law is that no person
has the right to make, use, or sell a
patented invention without the consent
of the paten;et: whoever does so is
liable rs an infr.np"r. and the court. on
due proceedings. will enioin him from
the us". But in the case of Hoe Il Co.,
the woll-known prin;ing-press m iSers,
against knapp. tried in the U. s. Court,
northern district Of Illinois, Judge
Blodget declined to enforce the above
doctrine, holding rs follows:
The proof on the application for q
preliminary injunction was to the
effect that the complainant. the owner
of this patent, had never used it, and
never constructed prin;iny-press
with the Crowell device. Tne argument
is that the owner of this patent was a
very large manufacturer of printing
presses; that they did not manufacture
and keep printing presses in stock,
but only made them to order; and that
they had received no order as yet to
make a press containing the Crowell
device. The question, therefore arises
whether the court will grant al, injunc-
ton in favor of the owner of patent
who has not, after reasonable time
put it into use, against another who is
using it. l think, under a patent
which gives a patentee monopoly,
he is bound either to use the patent
himself or allow others to use it on
reasonable or equitable terms. and as I
refused an injunction on the motion
before the hearing. shall refuse an
injunction in the interlocutory degree,
and allow the defendants to continue
to use the patent on their giving bond
as they have MISUNDERSTANDING
american.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-11
The first place among healthy oceupa-

Inc nrSt place among nc9ICny OccUp2-
tion is held ny ministers OF religion the
t.cath rate of this class being 55S. Next
we have gardeners and nurscrymen,
who stand 1T SO; farmers and graziers,
G3l: agricultural laborers, z0l; school,
masters, IT'S; the other trades which
follow closely on these being grocers,
coal merchants, paper manufacturers,
lace and hosiery manufacturers. wheel
w:ights, ship btilders and shipwrights,
and coal miners. The figure OF mortal
ity for all these trades is under IT'S.
On the other side. that of unhealthy
occupations. the first place is held by
the trades which ore concerned in the
manufacture and distribution of intox-
icating drink, which. rs is we'll known,
entail many temptations to use it to
excess. The list of unhealthy occ',pa-
tions is headed by the class of inn and
hotel servants, whose figure ampuats
up to 2.al5, being nearly double. that
of the medical profession. The high
est place next to them are held by gem
eral lahWers and costermongerS, haw-
kers and street sellers; the former class
with 1920. and the latter with 1879.
1t is probable that both are largely
made up of broken men, the wrecks of
other callings. Innkeepers, publicans,
spirit, wine and beer dealers follow with
a figure of l,52l, and brewers with 1851.
In support of the belief that these
high rates of mortality are chiefly due
to alcoholic excess, DR. Ogfe has COM
pared with them the mortality as
signed to diseases of the liver, the
organ through which such excess
chiefly declares itself, and has obtained
results which are entirely in harmony
with those of the trade returns. Next
to the trades concerned with alcohol,
the highest rates are furnished by
occupation, which involve the breath
ing of dust-other than coal dust-and
especially of a sharp and gritty char
acter, or largely composed of mineral
matter; next, those i'll which there is
exposure to lead poisoning, as with
plumbers, painters and file-makers.
The earthenware manufacturers, who
are much exposed ~ mineral dust, have
figure of l.742: 4 makers, who work
upon leaden c,-'..,r. reach 1857, and
plumbers and :.:"<. who are also
exposed to lie t2O2.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-11
Explosion of a Coal Oil Lamp.

The residence of Deborah G.. Brin.
ton, northwest corner of Walnut and
Biddle streets, this borough, was the
scene OF quite serious fire on Fri.
day last. A large coal oil lamp was
standing on table in the dining
room, when, without any warning it
exploded, throwing the burning OIL
about the room, setting fire to the
table cover, and carpet about the ia
BILE. Mrs. Brinton's son Howard
caught up shawl and attempted to
smother the fire out. The shawl
proved insufficient and he ran ND
stairs and returned with blanket
and again endangered to smother the
fire out He then ran to the door
and cried fire. A gentleman who
happened to be passing ran in and
kicked the lamp out the door.
Through their united efforts the fire
was at last smnthered. Considerable
damage was done. Three breadths
of carpet, tae table cover, number
of books, the window curtain and the
table were burned, and all the paper
on the wall was ruined Vest Chest
err Republican.
The above is warning to avoid
cheap oil, or use only lamps that
cannot be exploded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-11
A Horrible Railroad Accident.
Train Thrown From A Bridge.


The most terrible railroad accident
IN the history of Northern New Eng
land occurred between 2 and 80
clock Sa urday morning of last week,
near Woodstock VT. on the Central
Vermont Railroad. The road bcgins
at Below Falls. with through con.
nections from Boston. 1t follows
the Connecticut river to White River
Junction where the White RIVER
dows into the Connecticut. From
the junction the railroad runs up tile
White River Valley. At Woodstock
an abandoned station, about four
miles from White River Junction, it
crosses the White River. 1t was at
this point that the accident which re.
suited in the loss OF large number
Oflives occurred. The river here is
vide but shallow there being seldom
more than five feet IF water in the
bed of the stream. The country is
rugged and hilly one, which makes it
necessary for the railroad to cross
the river and the numerous ravines
which iranch out from it at high
elevation.
The Inflated train left Boston ut
z o'clock on Friday evening. Al
White River Junction it was all hour
and half late. The bridge crossing
the river at the I'D Woodstock Sta
tion is wooden truss structure
about so feet above the water and
about $50 feet long. Just before
reaching the bridge 4 broken rail was
struck, the extreme low temperature
being probably the Cause of the
breaking Of the rail, the mercury be
ing twelve degrees below zero. The
engine, baggage and postal cars pass.
ed over all right and crossed the
bridge. Two passenger cars and
two sleepers jumped the track and
ran along on the ties. finally plug
ing over the stone abutment to the
frozen river far beneath. The ice
was very thick and did not break
The cars were smashed pinning many
of the passengers under heavy limb.
ers and debris. Some of them were
killed outright. Others were consum
eli by the flames, which rapidly
spread among the broken cars.
lhe scene which followed was ter.
rihle in all It's phases. Hep Was
slow in reaching the wild spot, and
the severity of the weather added to
the suffering of the injured. Thirty
two persons were either killed by the
wreck or roasted alive, and SO Others
reported more or less wounded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-11

You often hear a woman say,
"There's no use talking" but she
doesn't think so just the same
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-11

For lame back, side or chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price Is cts.
Sold byDr. l.. r. Kirk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-11

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, made mis-
cradle by that terrible cough. Shiloh's
Cure is the remedy for you Sold by
DR.. l.. r. Kirk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-02-11

GROUP WHOOPING COUGR and
Bronchitis, Immediately relieved by
Shiloh's Cure. Sold by DIR. L. r. Kirk
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-08
Heart Almost Broken,

Madame, your husband was killed,
I believe" said a man, addressing a
woman who lives on the border of the
Indian Territory.
Yes, she replied, with a sigh, @and
I could have borne the misfortune
much better had not the circumstances
of his death been so distressing"
what were the circumstances? ?"
well, you see, he was killed by q
man who had had no experience what
ever in that line. It is sad, of course,
to be killed by professional, but to
be shot down by mere amateur is
awful beyond description. Ny hus-
band was man of much experience,
and to think that he was taken off by q
scrub from st. Louis almost breaks
nv heart. "-ArkansGU TrcUeler.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-08
Wife Selling i'm England.

In 1749 case came before Lord
Hardwicke, in which a wife had been
assigned by her husband, through the
instrumentality of deed, actually
drawn up by solicitor; and in 1853 the
Birmingham police magistrate was
under the necessity of sternly reproving
a lawyer who had lent himself to like
fraud on his clients. In neither in
stance, however, was the erring attorney
struck off the rolls. Indeed, it is more
than doubtful whether, at an earlier
date, such sales or assignments were
accounted either illegal or immoral.
In the thirtieth year of Edward the
First's reign Parliament had to take
into consideration the fact of Sir Will
lam Paynel having leased" the wife of
Sir John DeCamoys from her husband.
The document written In excellent
lawyers Latin, appeares verbatim in
Lord Coke's famous Institutes" More
than 500 years overwhelmingly, in
1854 very similar case, though with
this difference, that it was the husband
who leased himself, came before an En-
glish law court and may be cited as
curious instance of the vitality Of Gus
tom which is older than any statute
Boston Post
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-08
The Decline Of Archer1.

Since Dugald Dalgetty stood amazed
and amused at the bows and Arrows of
the Highlanders, these weapons have
rarely been seriously used IN England
Perhaps they might have been quite Is
valuable as the flint muskets which
Dundee's men threw away, before they
came to @Claymore" at KilIiekrankie
Nor could arrows have been less effica-
cious than the mountain guns of
Mackay, q light artillery fashioned of
wood and leather. But the musket got
the better of the bow, and archery has
long been only diversion A recent
traveller left kind Of catechism as to
manners and customs, with q white
man in the Admiralty Islands. what
are the weapons of the natives?" was
one question, whereto came the reply:
@Some still use the old muzzle loader,
but most have Sniders or Martini
Henrys." According to the fugitive
literature circulated at Buffalo Bills,
the red man sometimes, to save powder
and shot, falls back on bows and ar
rows. But even the "Ganowanian"
race, so named by Mr.. Lewis Morgan
from an Iroquois word for bowmen, are
ceasing. If We may say so, to be
Ganowanian. Long ago, about 1915,
John Tanner, the white boy captured
by Indians, found guns almost univer-
sal He himself, having shot away all
his bullets, once killed an elk by load
ing with the screws that fastened on his
lock. while he tied the lock into it's
place with piece of string. This
illustrates the difficulties of the savage
with the firearm. He cannot make his
own ammunition. He can make his
own arrows. Therefore the artillery"
with which David and Jonathan were
familiar is not likely quite to die out
for long time.-LO48dor1 Daily Ne,rs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-08

The following, called a railroad
problem, is going the rounds: A
freight train one mile IN length stopped
with the caboose just opposite the de-
pot. The conductor got orders to move
his train to the next station, which was
just five miles distant. He gave the en-
gineer the order to move, which the lat
ter did while the conductor walked
overhead on top of the cars and got
there Just as the engine arrived at the
next station, where he got of The
question is, how far did he walk; or, as
he was walking during the entire five
miles, did he ride at all?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-08
Lung TroubIes and Wasting

Diseases can be cured, If properly treated IN
time, as shown by the following statement
from d. C. FREEMAN, Sydney: s'Haviug
been a great sufferer from pulmonary at
tacks, and gradually wasting away for the
past two years, Ii affords me pleasure to
testify that SCorr's EMULSION of Cod Liver
Oil with Lime and Soda has given me great
relief, and cheerfully recommend It to all
suffering IN a similar way to myself In adj
dition, would say that il is very pleasant to
taxa"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-08
Monkeys as Opium Smokers.

It appears from a memoir sent by
DR.. Jammes to the Academic des Sci
ences that, unlike other animals, monk
eys readily acquire the habit of taking
NOR hia. When monkeys live with
opium smokers and become accustomed
to medicated atmosphere they a 7ire
taste for the poison. One monkev,
for instance. would wait until his mas
ter had laid aside his pipe and would
then take it up and smoke what re-
NAMED II not allowed to do so for
several days it would fall into state
of depression and stupor, which disap-
peared as soon as the stimulant was
sunnlad
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-08
Lynchburg, Va, Sept 7th, 1854
Z r. n

MessrS. ]. T. Smith Co,
Dear Sirs,-Having been sufferer from
Biliousness for several years, and have tried
almost everything have heard of. until one
day while travelling IN the State of Ar kansas,
/ hay pened upon an old friend of mine, who
was acquainted with my trouble, and he sug-
gested that try Smiths Bile Beans. And /
am happy to say it did not require but few
Beans to relieve me entirely of the trouble.
This / send you without any solicitation on
your part. and from this on will always adj
vocate the use of Smiths Bile Beans
Respectfully,
]. p. WRIGHT
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-08

which the accident occurred did not
hesitate to throw the responsibility OF
the whole heartrending affair directly
on the shoulders of the Almighty.
However, this is only fair sample OF
the gall which the average railroad
President must possess before he can
hope to rise to eminence IN his noble
calling. It occurs to me, though may
be wrong, that any one possessing
brains enough to grease outlet
patching" would know better than to
charge the Almighty with such deeds
as that, or to even think that the
Heavenly Father takes any pleasure In
seeing his earthly children slaughtered
in such wholesale, not to say shocking,
manner.
By the way, did you ever notice that
even among certain class of Chris
tians the tendency is to credit Deity
with everything that happens IN this
world of ours? If bill Jones' horse
takes the collie and lies down and dies
right in the middle Of corn planting,
leaving Bill in bad way to get his
crop tended" there are always those
to declare it VS. dispensation OF
Providence. They overlook the fact
that the horse was @breachy' old
cuss, and that the night before it had
jumped the pasture fence IN the barn
yard, and pulled the pin out OF the
corn-crib door, and ate enough corn to
kill a half a dozen horses. Also, to
carry their reasoning little further,
they say that Bill ought to either have
"hobbled" the critter or else put
yoke on it, or, better still, kept it IN the
barn. To suppose that the death OF
b horse was dispensation of Provi-
dence is no more absurd, to my mind
at least, than to assume that he should
have seen to it personally that the ami
NAL was yoked or kept in the barn,
where it could not have got at the corn
crib.
Now, my dear boy, you know me well
enough to understand that I mean no
rreverence toward sacred things by
saying what I do; but I have often
thought that the worst sins for which
some people Will have to answer at the
great Judgment Day, will be the many
times they have charged the Almighty
with doing things that He had no more
to do with than you or I. And of this
class 1 am quite confident that railroad
president viii surely head the list; ex-
cepting of course that he takes it all
back, says he is sorry, and places the
blame where it belongs, on his own
and that of his fellow
officers of the road, for building wood
en- bridges, when stone and iron are
the only materials that should be used
IN such work.
In brief, 1 think it wrong and wicked
to charge Providence with those things
that are plainly due to mans ignorance,
his stupidity, his neglect, or to his
downright, cold-blooded cussedness.
But you must excuse this rather long
letter. You got me started, and came
near forgetting to quit. With much
love and best wishes for your continu-
ed prosperity, 1 am glad to still sign
myself your UNCLE SAM.